[HTML][HTML] Circular economy as crisis response: A primer

K Hartley, B Baldassarre, J Kirchherr - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The early 2020s have been characterized by multiple convergent crises, including the Covid-
19 pandemic and economic fallout of mitigation measures, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy for resource security in the European Union (EU): Case study, research framework, and future directions

B Baldassarre - Ecological Economics, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) relies on imported raw materials to manufacture
renewable energy, digital, mobility, aerospace, and defence technologies. A circular …

Responsible Design Thinking for Sustainable Development: Critical Literature Review, New Conceptual Framework, and Research Agenda

B Baldassarre, G Calabretta, IO Karpen… - Journal of Business …, 2024 - Springer
In the 1960s, influential thinkers defined design as a rational problem-solving approach to
deal with the challenges of sustainable human development. In 2009, a design consultant …

[HTML][HTML] How circular is the European photovoltaic industry? Practical insights on current circular economy barriers, enablers, and goals

R Nyffenegger, Ä Boukhatmi, T Radavičius… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although the shift to renewable energy is essential to combat the climate crisis, the current
linear economic model in the European photovoltaic (PV) industry creates increasing …

Analysis of Circular Economy Research and Innovation (R&I) intensity for critical products in the supply chains of strategic technologies.

B Baldassarre, A Buesa Olavarrieta, PF Albizzati… - 2023 - durham-repository.worktribe.com
To develop renewable energy, digital, space and defence technologies, the European
Union (EU) needs access to critical raw materials of which a large share is currently …

Role of solar PV in net‐zero growth: An analysis of international manufacturers and policies

A Aleksandra, BP Sara, J Małgorzata… - Progress in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In May 2022, the European Commission adopted a new European Union (EU)
Solar Energy Strategy [1] aiming to ensure that solar energy achieves its full potential in …

[HTML][HTML] Critical raw materials, circular economy, sustainable development: EU policy reflections for future research and innovation

B Baldassarre, S Carrara - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2025 - Elsevier
Against the background of climate change, natural resource depletion and waste
management challenges in a complex geopolitical landscape, the European Union (EU) …

[PDF][PDF] Advancing a Circular Economy for Solar Photovoltaics Exported for Reuse

S Cimadomo - lup.lub.lu.se
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and other electrical and electronic equipment exported for
reuse from the EU to West Africa can contribute to a circular economy (CE) extending …